Woodes, Nathaniel · published 1581 · first performed or written 1572 [1570-1581] (Annals) moral T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation typicality 0.64 · 493 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T5: god, christ, david, sin, holy, israel, lord, mercy, sins, faith.
But grant that Peter in Room settled was, Yet that he was chief, it remains you to prove: For in my judgement it is a plain case, That if any amongst them to rule it did behove, He should be chief whom Christ most did love: To whom he bequeathed his mother most dear, To whom in revelation Christ did also appear. I mean Iohn Evangelist (by birth) Cousin germane, To our Saviour Christ as stories do us tell, From whose succession if that you should claim Superiority, you should mend your cause well, For then of some likelihood of truth it should smell, Where none so often as Peter was reproved, Nor from steadfast faith so often times removed, But grant all were true herein you do feign, Mark one proper lesson of a Greek Orator: As a good child of his father's wealth is inheritor, So of his father's virtues he must be possessor, Now Peter follows Christ and all worldly goods forsakes But the Pope leaveth Christ, & himself to glory takes: And to be short Christ himself refused to be a King, And the servant above the Master may not be, Which being both true it is a strange thing, How the Pope can receive this pomp and dignity, And yet profess himself Christ's servant to be, Christ willbe no King, the Pope willbe more, The Pope is Christ's Master not his servant therefore. Ah thou arrant Heretic I will thee remember, I am glad I know so much as I do, I have weighed thy reasons and have found them so slender That I think them not worthy to be answered: How say you Master Hypocrisy? HIP. I also think so, But let him go forward and utter his conscience, And we will awhile longer here him with patience. Say on thou Heretic of the holy Sacrament, Of the body and blood of Christ, what is thine opinion? I have not yet finished my former argument. Say on as I bid thee, thou art a stout Minion: I shall then gladly: it is a sign of union, The which should remain us Christians among, That one should love another all our life long: For as the bread is of many Kernels compounded, And the Wine from the juice of many Grapes do descend, So we which into Christ our Rock are engrounded: As into one Temple, should cease to contend: lest by our contention the Church we offend, This was not the least cause among many more, Which are now omitted that this Sacrament was given for, The chiefest cause why this Sacrament was ordained, Was the infirmity of our outward man: Whereas Salvation to all men was proclaimed. That with true faith apprehend the same can, By the death of Iesus Christ that immaculate Lamb, That the same might the rather of all men be believed, To the word to ad a Sacrament, it Christ nothing grieved
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But graunt that Peter in Roome ſetled was, Yet that he was cheefe, it remayns you to proue: For in my Iudgement it is a playne caſe, That if any amongſt them to rule it did behooue, He ſhould be chéefe whom Chriſt moſt did loue: To whom he bequethed his mother moſt déere, To whom in reuelation Chriſt did alſo appéere. I meane Iohn Euangeliſt (by birth) Cooſin germaine, To our Sauiour Chriſt as ſtoryes do vs tell, From whoſe ſucceſſion if that you ſhould clayme Superioritie, you ſhould mend your cauſe well, For then of ſome likelyhood of truth it ſhould ſmell, Where none ſo often as Peeter was reproued, Nor from ſtedfaſt fayth ſo often tymes remooued, But graunt all were true herein you do fayne, Marke one proper leſſon of a Greeke Oratour: As a good childe of his fathers welth is inheritour, So of his fathers vertues he muſt be poſſeſſour, Now Peter folows Chriſt and al worldly goods forſakes But the Pope leaueth Chriſt, & himſelfe to glory takes: And to be ſhort Chriſt himſelfe refuſed to be a Kinge, And the ſeruant aboue the Maſter may not be, Which being both true it is a ſtrange thing, How the Pope can receiue this pompe and dignitie, And yet profeſſe himſelfe Chriſtes ſeruant to be, Chriſt wilbe no King, the Pope wilbe more, The Pope is Chriſtes Maſter not his ſeruant therefore. Ah thou arrant Heretike I will thée remember, I am glad I know ſo much as I doo, I haue wayed thy reſons and haue found them ſo ſlender That I thinke them not worthy to be anſweared: How ſay you Maſter Hipocriſy? HIP. I alſo thinke ſo, But let him go forwarde and vtter his conſcience, And we will awhile longer here him with patience. Say on thou Heretike of the holy Sacrament, Of the body and bloud of Chriſt, what is thine opinion? I haue not yet finiſhed my former argument. Say on as I bid thée, thou art a ſtoute Minion: I ſhall then gladly: it is a ſigne of vnion, The which ſhould remaine vs Chriſtians among, That one ſhould loue another all our life long: For as the bread is of many Cornells compounded, And the Wine from the Iuce of many Graps do diſcend, So we which into Chriſt our Rocke are ingrounded: As into one Temple, ſhould ceaſe to contend: Leaſt by our contetion the Church we offend, This was not the leaſt cauſe among many more, Which are now omitted that this Sacrament was geuen for, The chéefeſt cauſe why this Sacrament was ordained, Was the infirmitie of our outwarde man: Whereas Saluation to all men was proclaymed. That with true fayth apprehend the ſame can, By the death of Ieſus Chriſt that immaculate Lambe, That the ſame might the rather of all men be beleued, To the word to ad a Sacramēt, it Chriſt nothing greue▪